Warhammer: In the Name of Nirvana

Chapter 599: Far East Million Stones

The last order of the Wolf God was sent to the Aurora on the third day after Morgan ordered a partial mobilization of the entire northern Far Eastern Frontier: the Primarch read it out in front of twelve senior officers.

[The content is reasonable: and it was not too late to send it. ]

After reading the content of just a few hundred words in public, Morgan bent his knuckles and tapped the recording board in his palm. The crisp sound swept across the faces of every participant: the mortal officers all looked serious, but the Astartes looked particularly relaxed.

Rana was like this, Bayar was like this, Hector was like this, Davu was like this...

Ahriman and Dantioch were also like this.

That's right, these two [Three-quarters of the Dawnbreakers] were qualified to participate in even the highest-level Avalon Military Conference more than a decade ago: as special advisers to the Primarch and the Legion.

This sounds unsafe, but when Morgan's descendants discussed with each other, they were shocked to find that among the topics that could be brought up for the meeting, there was nothing important enough to hide from these two outsiders.

And they were indeed trustworthy.

Let's talk about Dantioch first. This war blacksmith has been running around in the Salamas sector for a full eighty years. The Dawnbreaker Legion's rule over this pearl in the Far East seems to be inseparable from his name: there are more than thirty worlds named after Dantioch alone.

This son of Perturabo has won the respect of everyone with his usual silence, hard work and efficiency, and the increasing manpower, food production and taxes in the Salamas sector have also made the voice of the [Grand Duke of Salamas] louder and louder on the Aurora.

Compared with Dantioch, Ahriman is undoubtedly the more trustworthy one. There is no need to say more about what he has done for Morgan and the Second Legion. Moreover, as the actual controller of the Avalon Psionic Academy, most of the think tanks in the legion will respectfully call Ahriman the principal when they see him.

Of course, there are also people who call Ahriman the [Crimson Duke].

But in addition to this, what really made this Thousand Sons warrior unanimously recognized and respected by all the Dawnbreakers was another rumor, a confirmed rumor: that is, after the Battle of Shrike Star, where the Dawnbreakers and the Thousand Sons fought side by side, Ahriman, who was supposed to leave the Dawnbreakers and return to the Thousand Sons, still chose to stay in the Far Eastern Frontier.

Ahriman didn't know what the rumor was like, and he didn't even know the existence of the rumor itself, but he could clearly feel that after several senior captains headed by Rana and Bayar secretly held a party for him and stood up to toast him a glass of wine together, his situation in the Second Legion seemed to have changed.

Respect still exists, but there is a natural sense of trust, just like treating a real blood brother.

And this special treatment did not make Ahriman feel proud. Although he was already ranked in the highest hall of Ava, he never spoke in areas other than professional knowledge: unless the Primarch cast his eyes on him, and the same was true for Dantioch sitting next to him. They were all silent in the meeting.

So, in the silence of the two of them, the Spider Queen first focused her eyes on her [Grand Duke of Camelot].

[Marshall. ]

The Primarch addressed the semi-retired First Captain with a respectful tone: although since Morgan returned to the Legion, the First Captain Marshall, who once commanded the entire Dawnbreaker Legion, has retreated to the second line, but the entire Legion still maintains respect for him.

"My Lord."

The captain of the first company stood up. The other people at the meeting felt a little strange when they looked at the face of this legendary figure. Only Lana and Bayar, who had a lot of experience, smiled quietly at their old comrades who also came from Holy Terra: they hadn't seen each other for at least ten years.

[My Luther. ]

Morgan tapped his fingers on the table.

[Tell me, how is the progress of some of the mobilization orders I issued now? ]

"Everything is in order, my Lord."

Marshall's voice was sonorous and powerful, forming an extremely sharp contrast with his extremely old appearance: this veteran with outstanding military achievements had suffered a heavy blow from a time weapon from the Dark Technology Age during the Terra Unification War. His whole body aged rapidly and was once on the verge of death.

The Lord of Avalon used all his knowledge for him, and had sought help from the Emperor, Perturabo and even Magnus, but all he could do was to delay Marshall's life: his aging was incurable.

The Spider Queen was even ready to break some of her bottom lines and use the alien technology on Commorros to try to make her captain of the first company return to youth: but even if such technology could really allow him to go to the battlefield again, Marshall still firmly refused.

As a meritorious veteran who followed the Lord of Mankind when he started the first battle of the Terra Unification War, Marshall refused to let any technology carrying alien technology appear on his body: even if it meant that his life would always hang before the finish line.

The Primarch respected his will and handed over the rear armament coordination work to him.

First Captain Marshall did a good job in this aspect and earned himself the title of [Luthor of Avalon]: Considering that the [real Luther] of Caliban has now become famous throughout the galaxy, even Both Malcador and the Emperor had heard of this master of statecraft, and this title was the best recognition of Marshall.

Marshall has proven over and over again that he will live up to this title, including the dense numbers on the report board in front of him: these numbers represent all the military forces that will follow Morgan and the Dawnbreaker Legion to the Ullanor front line. .

"Including two thousand battleships of various types, headed by the two Glory Queen-class ships, most of which are capital ships such as battleships, battleships, and large cruisers, and a small number are the legion's exclusive combat transport ships, but there are also Have the firepower to fight on the front lines.”

[Amazing numbers. 】

The original body nodded with satisfaction, and the faces of the participants were full of pride.

[If I remember correctly, before this, the largest legion fleet that people said was nothing more than the 1,300 battleships owned by the Imperial Fists. However, that was already at least fifteen years ago. Now it may be It's fifteen hundred ships, or even more. 】

"But it's not as good as us."

The thousands of grooves on Marshall's face were wrinkled by his arrogant smile.

"Congratulations, my lord, you have the largest fleet in the entire Great Crusade besides the Emperor. Our void power has surpassed the Imperial Fist: and this is not all the power we have, even Not even half of it.”

He deliberately cleared his throat before continuing to read.

"Two thousand battleships are just a number directly under the Dawnbreaker Legion. This means that each of the two thousand battleships has at least one Dawnbreaker stationed for a long time, and can maintain stable communication with the Dawn Goddess: and Those battleships without Dawnbreakers stationed there are collectively called the [Avalon Auxiliary Fleet].”

"Their components are very complex, including the Rogue Traders who are loyal to you, Lord Primarch, the Skitarii who have fought side by side with us for a long time, the patrol fleets and garrison fleets stationed in various places, the armed transport fleets that can be recruited when necessary, and The Planetary Governor’s personal fleet, and even Tadashi Academy has a simulated fleet that is used for actual combat training on weekdays, and can also be used in front-line operations when necessary.”

"The power that these fleets can provide us is even more vast. To this day, we cannot fully count how many ships there are in the sequence of the Avalon auxiliary fleet, but what is certain is that they are composed of small battleships and auxiliary battleships. Mainly, it is used to fill the shortage of the legion’s main fleet in this area.”

【very good. 】

The original body stretched out his hand and stopped Marshall who wanted to continue explaining.

[Tell me first, since the main fleet has two thousand ships, what is the size of the auxiliary fleet accompanying this expedition? 】

"Eight thousand, my lord: a considerable part of the strength comes from our Mechanicus allies."

【I know. 】

The primarch nodded.

[In addition, they also provided me with at least eight hundred Titans. 】

Then, the Spider Queen turned to look at Lana, who was sitting on her right.

[How many did Guilliman mobilize? 】

"The expedition fleet of Five Hundred Worlds has at least fifteen thousand large and small ships."

【That’s it. 】

Morgan was then satisfied.

[Continue, my first company commander, what about the mortal auxiliary army? 】

"According to your request, the northern star sectors of the Far Eastern Frontier have completed mobilization. Most of the field legions and frontier legions will stay in their respective defense zones to ensure the safety of Avalon while the legion is on an expedition: and the Queen The Guards Corps, the Guards Corps and the field regiments at the forefront will arrive at the preset assembly point within a month. "

"There will be more than 18 million troops, one-third of which will be the Guards and Praetorian Guards, the remaining two-thirds will be the field army, and millions of Skitarii troops will come. Help us, and the final total force number may exceed 25 million."

[What about the logistical supplies? 】

"Completely sufficient."

Marshall picked up another form.

"Sir, as early as the first ten years after the establishment of the Far Eastern Frontier, you demanded that strategic warehouses of corresponding sizes must be established in various star regions and even various galaxies. However, today, there are warehouses scattered all over the Far Eastern Frontier. The planet has exceeded four digits, and the inventory in just a few northern sectors is enough to support this force for more than ten years. "

Morgan did not reply. She turned her attention to the only Dawnbreaker wearing black armor, who was the representative sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs here. After noticing the gaze of the original body, this mysterious man said the only sentence in the audience. .

"We have inspected every warehouse world in the northern region according to your request, and sent different teams to inspect it three times: 98% of the warehouse worlds are directly and fully up to standard, and only a small number of warehouse worlds are unavoidable. It failed to achieve the expected goal due to unexpected factors, but it was still qualified.”

"The only three malfeasors have also received your [gift]."

【not enough. 】

The primarch had a cold face.

[Count their families in too: whatever they've done for us before, it won't work this time. 】

"Your will, my lord."

The black-armored Dawnbreaker lowered his head.

Then, Morgan's eyes turned back to Rana again.

[Then, where are my heirs? 】

"I can't wait, my lord."

Lana replied with a smile.

"Twenty thousand of the most elite warriors have been selected, and another 20,000 will be stationed in the northern sector during the expedition to support the expedition fleet at any time. The remaining 30,000 will be stationed in the Avalon sector. Each star field ensures Avalon’s homeland security.”

Morgan didn't speak, and then she turned her gaze to the silent Dantioch: the war blacksmith showed a weak smile, and he just gave a brief answer.

"My camp will exert the same effort as the Dawnbreakers, my lord."

The hidden meaning of this sentence made all the Dawnbreakers present raise their eyebrows.

"There are twenty thousand of them?"

Bayar turned his head and asked Hector beside him with his eyes.

"At least 20,000 people."

Hector replied with the same look.

【very good. 】

Morgan then laughed with satisfaction. When she lowered her head, the Spider Queen was rapidly doing calculations in her heart. She recalled the promises made to her by her brothers during the previous period. Commitment, calculating the power you can use.

Dawn Breakers, 20,000 people.

Iron Warriors... twenty thousand.

Thirty thousand Night Lords: Sevatar and the others just arrived yesterday.

Dark Angel, 20,000 people: Coswayne indeed brought only one knighthood, but it was a special knighthood specially prepared by Jonson for the Ullanor expedition. Considering the main force of the First Legion The troops were also active in the northern reaches of the galaxy at this time, so if things went south, Morgan could count on their help.

After all, no one stipulates that other legions cannot volunteer to participate in the Ullanor Expedition.

Then, including the Raven Guards who have just reunited with Corax, they can almost piece together a strength of 10,000 people: this legion has suffered a lot of attrition under the command of Horus in the past few decades. , and these ten thousand people are all the power that Corax can reluctantly trust after spending a short time with his heirs.

Unlike his brothers, the Crow King does not intend to use war to purge those who disobey him from the Legion. On the contrary, he intends to join Morgan's Ullanor expedition, and then under the arrangement of his blood brothers, let these He trusted his strength to win enough merits for promotion on the safe battlefield, and used this gentle method to gradually replace the positions of conservatives in the legion with his loyalists, until these stubborn Terrans were squeezed out. go.

The above-mentioned legions, except for the Dawnbreakers, are not in the Ullanor expedition plan of the Emperor and Horus: In other words, Morgan alone will provide 100,000 soldiers for the so-called Eastern Front Legion. Named Astartes, plus the three legions of the Ultramarines, White Scars and Emperor's Children, there are still 200,000 people...

With an army of 300,000 in hand and no brothers to worry about, Morgan was confident that he would be able to compete with Horus's main offensive on the eastern front.

Although she didn't have to do this at all.

Thinking of this, the Spider Queen lowered her head and took another look at the letter in her hand. This was the last letter Horus sent her before departure, and it was of a highly personal nature: the Wolf Shepherd in the letter was not so much an emperor. The emperor's appointed commander-in-chief of the Battle of Ullanor, it would be better to say that he was talking to Morgan in the tone of an elder brother.

His proposal is still very pertinent.

First of all, the Wolf God expressed his understanding for the current shape of the Dawnbreaker Legion. He stated that it was not him, but the Second Legion personally selected by the Emperor to join the Battle of Ullanor. The reason why Morgan was allowed to join the Eastern Front Legion was just that Considering that Morgan needs to guard Avalon, it is naturally more beneficial to stay in the Far East Star Territory to fight than to go to the Obscure Star Territory.

After all, although the forces of the Ullanor Orc Empire have not yet rushed to the territory of the Far East border, they are indeed not far from the border: if Morgan leaves his Avalon at this time, it will indeed bring a great loss to Avalon. Wallonia caused quite a territorial crisis.

This friendship is something that Morgan, as the Lord of Avalon, has to accept.

Later, Horus used the most subtle hints possible to express to Morgan his thoughts about the Eastern Legion, and more specifically, about Guilliman: He hoped that Morgan could cooperate sincerely with Jaghatai and be wary of Jaghatai. The movements of Liman and his Thirteenth Legion, by the way, pay attention to Fulgrim's mentality.

The Wolf God admitted in the letter that he was not sure what had happened to the Primarch of the Emperor's Children recently, but Fulgrim's mentality was obviously unstable: Horus implored Morgan to help. .

By the way, in his letter, he apologized in advance to his blood relatives of Avalon for the possible offense caused by Jaghatai Khan.

After saying this, here is the Shepherd God's view on military deployment: Horus obviously knew that Morgan valued the lives of his heirs more than his achievements, so he did not forcefully set any strategic goals for Morgan: Although the Emperor Give him the power to do whatever he wants.

The Wolf Shepherd's orders are clear.

Whether they are the Dawnbreakers, the White Scars, the Emperor's Children or even the Ultramarines, their main mission in this expedition is to preserve their power as much as possible amidst the frenzy of the Orc Empire, without having to pay too many casualties, and to stabilize Just keep it.

If they can achieve a good result, and even join Horus' main attack fleet to attack Ullanor, it would be the best. But if they cannot do this, then they do not need to force their own legion: the main task of the Dawnbreaker is always to maintain the stability of Avalon's borders, and Horus can understand this.

Therefore, before he can solve the Ullanor Empire, the Eastern Front Legion must do its best to defend the Empire's territory in the Far East without launching any active offensive: but if they think they have enough strength, Horus is happy to accept the help of his brothers.

After all, compared to taking all the credit in this so-called Ullanor Expedition, the current Shepherd Wolf God values another thing: that is, how to make the Lord of Mankind's last battle of the Great Crusade perfect and complete it in history before the Emperor returns to Terra.

[To accomplish this, I need your help, my sister of Avalon. ]

Morgan smiled at the corner of his mouth and gently read the last sentence of the letter. Finally, he looked at his fingers thoughtfully, and recalled the power that could be mobilized at this time.

Four Primarchs.

Eight Legions.

Three Hundred Thousand Astartes.

Eight Hundred Titans.

Tens of Thousands of Warships.

Tens of Millions of Mortal Auxiliary Forces.

Plus... herself.

[... Hehehe...]

[Of course, Horus, I will help you fulfill your wish. ]

[After all, with such power in hand, if you don't do something, wouldn't it be a waste? ]

[But, I just hope you won't regret it then...]

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